ESL Intermediate: Let's Talk about Emily Dickinson *In-Person* *NEW*

Emily Dickinson is one of America’s most famous poets. When she passed, her younger sister Lavinia found almost 2000 poems that Emily had written during her lifetime. Only a handful of these poems had ever been published. Dickinson’s poems are short and very “to the point”. She devised her own style featuring plays on words, unusual rhymes and unconventional capitalization, punctuation and interruptions. She broke many rules! In this class, we will learn about her life, what and who influenced her writing style. We will explore new vocabulary while reading many of her poems. Students will participate in short writing exercises that will help understand the richness of Dickinson’s poetry. Instructor: Britta Pejic

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Britta has lived in France-twice! She began her French studies at the Alliance Française in the early 2000’s, where she eventually became an EFL teacher at Société General, Hotel Renaissance and CANAL+ in Paris. She returned to the US and began teaching French and ESOL for several years at Portland Adult Education up in Maine. In 2016, she returned to France with her family- this time to the Basque Country. She spent 6 years in the town of Hendaye where she managed two rental properties and welcomed guests from all over France and beyond. She returned to the States in 2022 and began teaching French and ESL at The International School of Boston in Cambridge. She is looking forward to teaching at CCAE this fall!